#really large evil sneks

[hawkmothdraws]

#mythology #mythology memes #norse mythology #mesopotamia #japanese mythology #memes #storm gods #sneks #really large evil sneks

[ao3cassandraic]

Crowley the Maker, God the Wrecker, Part 2

(Part 1 discusses how angel!Crowley makes things and God wrecks them, and him as well.)

And then. She blessed damned bloody well goes right back on Her bullshit. Next time we hear about Her actually doing anything, it's the Flood. She goes and wrecks a whole region of the world, and everything and everyone in it.

And now, curiously, I must detour into speech-act theory. (Said I’d get there.) Speech-act theory grows out of the observation that under the proper circumstances, speaking is action — it actually makes a change in the world, all by itself. A classic example often used to teach this idea is an utterance we’ve seen already: “Let there be light!”

Angels aside, however, speech acts are pretty common among us humans, if you look. “I now pronounce you…” and then you are! The trick is teasing out the different kinds of speech acts (there’s a whole-ass taxonomy, but it’s not necessary here so I’ll bypass it), and working through what the necessary preconditions are for speech to turn into an action. If I say “I now pronounce you…” for example, you actually aren’t. I have no societal authority to marry people, so the necessary preconditions for the speech act have not been met.

Returning to the Flood... to add insult to horrific injury, She has graduated to inadequate fauxpologies! Talk is cheap. So are performative "rain bows," whatever those are. The "rain bow" is supposed to create a change in the world: the inability for Her to wreck it again. Does Crowley believe this? Does he hell -- just look at his face. To Crowley, actions are what counts -- and Hers are unforgivable (arc word!). Of course She's going to wreck stuff again -- it's what She does. So "rain bow" speaker-sincerity precondition has failed, ergo no speech act.

There's a fair bit of fic and fanon about Crowley rescuing whom or what he can from the Flood. I do think we've noticed that he's an action snek!

Next up, in our Ineffables' meeting chronology, is Job. God still can't be arsed to lift a divine finger -- too “busy” making disgusting bets through backchannels -- and She's even taught Heaven to be hypocritical too, by outsourcing evil actions to Hell! (How many times did She have to say "deniability" before Gabriel got it, I wonder?) And She’s out to wreck a largely-innocent family (bit entitled, but largely innocent), doubling down on Her hypocrisy by delegating the job to Hell Herself, via permit.

And Crowley thinks this is bullshit. So while Aziraphale wrings his hands reading the permit with Muriel and then the archangels, fixer Crowley does what he can to fix the situation -- by (re)making, because he is a maker at heart. He makes goats into crows! He (along with Aziraphale) loves Jemimah because she made a pot! He (re)makes a temporary refuge! He makes children into geckos! (After giving Ennon and Keziah the blessed good scare they deserve.)

He also pokes at be vs. do yet again: “You’re an angel. Angels can’t be tempted, can you? … Well, there you are, then. You’re free to try the food.” He’s not tempting Aziraphale into gluttony — well, he is, but only secondarily — he’s tempting the angel into hypocrisy, the same hypocrisy She routinely engages in. The sin where "do" is incongruent with "be."

Only it’s not, really, is it? Because eating isn’t anywhere near on the same level of unnecessary destructiveness as flooding whole civilizations or destroying a blameless family. So despite Crowley’s “see you in Hell,” he can’t follow through on it, any more than he can on murdering Ennon, Keziah, and Jemimah. He just can’t do it.

And then we get back to speech-act theory.

Poor distraught Aziraphale believes he committed a speech act when he gave his word as an angel that Job’s children are Job’s new children. He believes that solely on the basis of that lie — which, in its way, could qualify as a speech act; it made Job's old children into his new children — he has become a demon. After all, isn’t that how it worked with angel!Crowley? Say the wrong thing, get wrecked by God? Crowley knows there’s a precondition that hasn’t been met here, however: God has to actually notice someone’s tried to thwart Her will. God’s oblivious, fortunately, wittering on to Job about ostriches and whales. And Crowley won’t let on, so… failed speech act. Nothing’s changed. Nothing has to change.

But speech, in Good Omens as in the human world, is where “be” and “do” meet. And... I think... that was my point.

#gos2spoilers #gos2 spoilers #good omens season 2 spoilers #good omens #job minisode #good omens god is a horror #crowley #aziraphale #the flood #speech-act theory #(talk about tags I never thought I'd use on Tumblr)

[wizlikesreptiles]

I typed this out for discord but i’m going to drop it here too, because its 734 words in length. help /lh

You get a semi-formatted infodump, because i’m taking my time with this anyways aklfjskdjf :>

Basilisk lizards can run on water! They live in rainforests, by the water. If they see a predator, like a snake or bird, trying to ambush them, then they jump out of their tree, and when they hit the water they start running. their feet are webbed in a way that allows them to run 15 feet before they start swimming. their tail helps them balance. 

Chinese water dragons have really fucking long tails. Like ⅔ of them is tail. It also lives near water, but instead of running on the water, it goes underneath it and hides. It can hold it’s breath for up to 25 minutes, and it swims fast enough to catch fish! Kind of like tUATARAS *gets shot* , they have a ‘third eye’ on the top of their head that detects light levels! excerpt from book, "this ability helps its body tune in to the rhythm of day and night and also to adjust its body temperature."

Despite my tumblr url i am actually pretty normal(/g) about lizards compared to.. SNKAESKES!!?!?!!?!!

LOVE THEM. THEY ARE NOODLES THEY ARE DANGER NOODLES. SOME OF THEM CAN KILL YOU BUT THEY ARE *SO COOL*.

The world’s longest (not biggest-) snake is the Reticulated Python, the longest one found being 32 feet and 10 inches in length! Hatchlings are born at an astounding-for-a-baby-danger-noodle 2 FEET LONG!!! They start off eating birds and small rodents but graduate to eating animals as large as *DEER* when they are full grown. Holy shit akfjslkdjfaslkfj??

Burmese pythons are interesting for a different reason. They are endangered in their native areas in South/Southeast Asia, but they are thriving in a place they aren’t supposed to be; Florida. Nobody knows how they got there, but there is an estimated population of 30,000 to 100,000 snakes. smh

BALL PYTHONS. THE BEST DANGER NOODLE (IN MY VERY HUMBLE NOT BIASED OPINION). Instead of coiling up in the Traditional Snake Pose™ they curl up into a ball with their head in the middle. The ball is so tight that it can be rolled around and the little snek won’t get hurt! they normally hang out in their burrows, however. They hunt at night and are an Ally with the farmers bc they eat rodents. yay!

OHOHOHOHO. GREEN ANACONDAS. THE MECHA DANGER NOODLE. THE LARGEST SNAKE (not as long as reticulated pythons but they are heavier). They can weigh as much as 550 pounds, which is half the size of a horse. Woah. females are bigger than males (gaslight gatekeep girlboss) and they are cool idk. I don’t actually care about them very much but their huge so i am legally obligated to mention them. fdjklfajdfakfdjaklfja;lfjalkdfjalfjlakfj;fj;afj

(theres a whole section on turtples and another on crocidlse that i do not feel like looking at rn maybe later)

*EVIL LAUGHTER*

***TUATARAS!!!!!!!! YESSSSSS!!!!!***

THESE FUCKERS. I LOVE THEM. I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE LIZARD-NOT-LIZARDS I COULD LITERALLY IMPLODE RIGHT NOW, i’m gonna repeat some information just so you know bljdkfjalkfbadba. They descended from an entirely different line of reptiles than lizards/snakes did, and they're the only ones left. The final reptile!!! *duna da na. Dada da da daaaa!!!!!* /j

It’s third eye is actually to detect light levels. Adult tuataras eat baby tuataras, that’s right they’re stupid idiot cannabils /aff

They take up to 35 years to reach full size and can’t reproduce until they are 10 or 20 years old. Eggs take 2 years to develop in the females body and after laying they take 16 months to hatch. The reason they are so chill is because they are adapted to New Zealands low temperatures, remaining active at much lower temperatures than other reptiles. They almost went extinct because of rats, but they have recovered fully now! 

They chew their food in a weird way, moving their lower jaw back and forth and cutting the food like scissors. Also sometimes they’ll find a seabird’s burrow and move in, even if they are currently living in the burrow. They’ll eat the eggs/chicks too. They literally just say “fuck you I live here now” and there’s nothing they can do about it its so funny akfjasfk.

The name Tuatara comes from the language of the Maori of New Zealand. It means ‘spiny back’.

#got this all from one book so don't take this as 100% tact #reptiles #snake #snakes #lizards #lizard #tuatara #tuataras #tuatara content for the soul #wiz loves reptiles #again i am so sorry i am very passionate about this and it shows

[chisatowo]

Thinking abt the at antags is horrible because it's just me feeling sad abt them and then thinking of a way to make their situations even worse and immediately adding it despite knowing the misery it will cause me dhsjydjd

#rat rambles #oc posting #eternal gales #I should probably make a post some time explaining the basic gist of each of them now that theyre all at least a lil developed #but also I still think Id like to have au aris and au snek just a lillll more developed before I do that #honestly its ironic because au snek was like. the first of the au antags to exist. shes the reason I made them all exist #I just rly wanted to make the snake triplets evil which rly fell apart when I scrapped their original concept dydjyfuf #not gonna go too indepth but uhhh her shoe and sock are super dead lol #and for au aris I know what Im going for I just need to figure out some of the finer details #everyone else at least has their basic backstories lined out though #one thing to note is that theyre all from different universes from each other #which leads to a. Lot of internal conflict and strong distain between members of the group #and even outside of that just a lot of awkwardness in general lol #none of them like each other really except for the people who like au bloom to whatever extent #and they range from 'actually high key a terrible person' to 'seriously actually did nothing wrong' #but the only person fully in the latter is owl so yeah their group is a mixed bag to put it lightly #to be fair the only person fully in the first category is au bloom and mayyybeee au tali but Im hesitant on her #she still sucks to a pretty large degree though so yeah #poor au mase honestly he came from a just very normal universe no part alien or part snake friends either shit rly just went off the rails #ok ok I should just make an au antag squad summary post at this point before I just do it here xhdnhxkdh

[gofancyninjaworld]

Garou and the futility of heroism

.With much thanks to @the-nysh for the conversation.  I thought of making this longer and more detailed, but I know myself: it’ll turn into one of those drafts that hangs around for years.

 I've recently been reading the Epic of Gilgamesh as a part of reducing my terrible ignorance of the foundations of Western literature.  Cracking good yarn, highly recommended, but I’m not here to talk literature. The latter half of the story is dominated by Gilgamesh’s struggle against the idea that he was inevitably going to die.

Where this relates to Garou is not that he’s railing against the inevitability of death and the reality that everything built up over a life will crumble to dust.  What Garou is struggling against is the seeming futility of heroism.

His specific approach is all sorts of bad, but the reality he's struggling against is something brought up repeatedly in One-Punch Man.  One of the *big* themes in One-Punch Man is critically examining what a hero is actually good *for*.  No matter how diligent a hero is, no matter how strong they are, the world's evils do not disappear. 

It's very outrageous and painful to acknowledge how small and fleeting one's efforts are in the grand scheme of things. 

The moment we get a look into Saitama’s thoughts, it’s the very first thing he leads with.  Literally the very first sentence of his thinking.

Saitama might be the strongest hero ever, able to defeat anything in one punch.  Not only has the world not become a better place as a result of his actions, but the very neighbourhood he lives in has become depopulated as it’s become too dangerous to live there.  In its own way, having birdsong be the loudest sound in the morning is its own rebuke to Saitama’s ambitions of helping people.

Watchdogman is the most diligent hero ever, with a perfect monster elimination record.  And yet, City Q is as monster-infested as ever.  Should anything happen to him, it will be as if he never existed for all the good his previous efforts will have done its inhabitants.

however diligently he sits, the pedestal he’s on will crumble the moment he cannot do his job any longer.

 And that’s just talking about monsters.  There are a lot of very bad people in OPM world and not just of the cackling mad scientist variety, although it’s got plenty of those too.

The world of One-Punch Man also has evils driven by factors that are far too big for any hero by their action to stop.  Problems best addressed at the political or economic level aren’t going to be solved with a punch.

Even when the evil appears to be tied up with a single person, like the Ninja Village was established by That Man, getting rid of them doesn’t necessarily change affairs.  The Village stole the freedoms and lives of boys for a good fifteen years after Blast defeated That Man.  It was still too profitable to *not* do.

when you think about it, crime must really pay in One-Punch Man!

Even when you say you’re going to do something simple and heroic, like save a single child from the clutches of a monster... what do you mean by ‘saved’, exactly?  How brutally difficult it is to save even a single person, how easily it is that your best efforts to be turned to naught by an adverse event, like springing a rabbit from a trap only to have it swooped up by a hawk, is fully on display this arc. 

so many heroes’ efforts and yet Waganma went almost nowhere...truly like fetching water out of a river with a basket!

Other than Saitama, we see so many other heroes struggle with the reality of how little they can change things in the long term.  Very notable is the conversation that Snek has with Suiryu, where Suiryu challenges Snek to justify why he bothers being a hero at all? “No matter how hard you try, it’s just drops of water on burning rocks,”  Suiryu says, something done for self-satisfaction rather than because it actually creates meaningful change.   Snek’s thoughts mirror Suiryu’s as he considers whether heroes are actually necessary at all.

Let’s bring it back to Garou.  Garou’s Very Bad No Good Plan to Avoid Heroic Heartbreak he laid out in chapter 41.  Quite simply, heroes always have to wait for bad things to happen and then react to punish the evildoers and/or save people. 

I love how long this guy is...um, sorry I was supposed to be typing something insightful here

But what if it was possible to take the initiative instead, like a monster does?  What if people could stop wanting to be bad and monsters could stop wanting to attack people?  That’s where the Human Monster was born, the quest to create a persona so strong that no one could oppose it, and so senselessly evil that no one dared to do anything that attracted its attention.

punishing the good and evil alike, don’t make him come your way if you know what’s good for you.

I see a lot of readers read superficially, misunderstand and think Garou is punishing heroes in some way. That heroes are bad in some way.  Nothing like that: he attacks heroes because they’re good and devote their lives to protecting people.  After all, only a total monster would do that.  Also, if even the strongest heroes aren’t safe, what hope have the regular people of this world?

All throughout the arc, that Garou doesn’t actually want to be a monster at heart is clear to every actual monster.  It’s clear to us as we see his interactions with Tareo.  It’s clear to him himself as he tries to steel himself to take a life just to prove to himself that he can (thankfully it’s Saitama he tries to kill). 

It’s what makes Saitama’s bullshit-cutting words as cutting as they are.   Ultimately, his trying to scare the world into being good is his way of running away from the tough, heart-breaking work of being a hero.

there is a crazy confidence a hero needs to embody in order to step up, as if by doing so they can do something

The pathos that we can empathise with is that it’s hard to look on a world as messed up as theirs is and not feel that surely, surely there’s something more that one can do.  Garou’s struggle is absolutely legitimate.   However... I’m going to let the however hang a moment...

It’s childish thinking to frame heroism in terms of strength and it’s not much better to frame it in terms of being of exceptional virtuousness.  What a hero is, according to ONE, is someone who can look honestly at the cruelty and randomness of the world, who can acknowledge frankly the fleeting nature of any good they can do, feel the pain of this reality fully.   And then choose to reach a hand out to help anyway.  

In a world where feeling helpless in the face of impossibly large and complex problems feels inevitable, cynicism is too ready a refuge, and just looking out for yourself is common sense, the mere act of reaching that hand out is an act of courage.

not with illusions of good triumphing over evil, but the dogged determination to do the right thing even if the world burns down.  That’s what being a hero is about.

However...

...the way Garou worked out his inner conflict was not legitimate.  He picked the worst possible way at the worst possible time to wrestle with it. Which I think goes to a second theme: that your feelings may be valid.  But that does not mean that every action that follows from those feelings is valid.  Garou hurt a lot of good people and impeded their vital work at a time the world could ill-afford it.

One of the joys of fiction is that not only do characters act for reasons that make sense, but we get to hear and understand *why*. And at the same time, the external actions they take on the world persist. I’m very happy too that ONE isn’t glossing over the consequences of Garou’s actions.  Too many readers pick one or the other and lose half the joy.   

Thankfully, ONE isn’t a half-ass.

It doesn’t become okay for the heroes that Garou attacked that they were assaulted.  It doesn’t become okay for the world that so many people were needlessly deprived of heroes when they needed them most.  And it isn’t okay for Garou that he’s made an outlaw of himself as a result of his actions.   The ramifications on both personal and societal are going to be explored for the individuals involved.  I bless ONE for his conscientiousness and for creating so many excellent characters that make the enterprise worth the candle.

What kind of hero Garou will decide to be and how he’ll make it work in practice, ah that we’re waiting to see.

Coda:

Of course, that’s not the whole story.  There’s one other part.  Occasionally, by being the right person willing and able to step up in the right way at the right time, a hero can change *everything*.

#OPM #meta #Garou #heroes #for a story that is a parody the thoroughness with which it unpicks heroism is very serious #long #yes I said I wasn't going to run long but I have so much more I want to say #which I guess will put people who came for the luls off but there you go #making peace with what one can do as an individual is a very real problem that's both topical and timeless #making peace that nothing lasts forever not even one's achievements is another #finding meaning and a way forward in this impermanent life is a little triumph

[beehivemind200]

Cala and Maria head canons

 I’ve wanted to do this for so hecking long y’all don’t even know! So let’s get started shall we? Ok so let’s lay so things down before we get into the tickles ok? This is the first time I’ve introduced Cala and Maria onto my blog so I want you guys to know that I see Cala Maria as 2 separate characters. So I’m gonna do this in a weird way. This is the first time I’ve ever done head canons of my own so work with me here.

 Cala (phase one in the game)general head canons

- She is 19 years or age

 - Very chipper - She is very flirty 

 - Has a HEAVY crush on mug man 

- Super talkative 

 - Cant read a room well 

- Typically stays with her older sister.

 - Unless she sees mugs then she’s gone 

 - Calls mugs “mugsy~” 

- Can shrink down to a human size. 

- Prefers to be small 

- When she gets sad she has a little nook in the local reef for her to escape too 

- Loves making frens but is also anxious in large groups. 

- Has a second family of fish. 

- Best friends with a manta ray named fin. (Very original Ashlee)

Lee Tickle head canons (80%) 

* When she is in a lee mood she gets veeeery moody 

* It’s either moody or giggly no in between 

 * Her pet eel is her ler most of the time. She knows when Cala is lee. (I’m calling the eel Ana fight me!) 

* Her ears are very ticklish. 

* Ana tends to hiss softly in her ear just to get her giggling. 

* Light and teasey tickles make her melt. 

* She will never admit to being ticklish 

 * Her giggles are so cute and contagious 

* Snorts. 

* Her hips? That’s a snort spot 

 * Same with her belly.

Ler head canons (20%) 

* Cant tease for her life 

* But she makes up for it with those nails of hers 

* Her favorite tactics are squeezes and scribbles 

 * Laugh with her lee 

* She is a very soft ler. 

* Checks in with her lee every so often 

* Wants to keep it fun for everyone. 

* She usually asks if they want to be surprised by her tickles or where they want to be tickled. 

 * Aftercare is a given 

* Gives the best cuddles 

* Can and will hug you for a few hours (like meee) 

*  “How are you feeling darling? Did I do too much? Here I’ll give you a nice hug ok?” 

* Such A sweet heart.

Maria (phase 2) general head canons 

 - She is 21 years of age 

- She’s very protective over her baby sister Cala 

- Moody and sassy 4 days out of the week. 

- Will physically fight you 

- Nicknamed Medusa 

 - Doesn’t care about most things 

 - Is in love with captain briney beard. 

- Queen of the eels 

- She has like 10 eels. 

- Her favorite one is Kevin. 

- Not super talkative but judge mental instead 

 - Can get bigger

 - Rarely gets smaller unlike Cala 

- Can turn “human”

Lee head canons (10%) 

* She is rarely a lee. 

* Shy about her lee moods 

* Still acts all sassy like nothing is going on 

* Doesn’t mind getting tickled but she prefers to be on the giving end rather than the receiving end. 

* Teases get to her reeeeeeeal quick 

 * Cant say the t-word. 

* Her voice gets higher the more flustered she gets (which is surprising because her voice is quite deep) 

* Her laugh is loud but squeaky 

 * full of snorts 

* Not super ticklish 

 * Buuuuuut! 

* Writing on her belly/sides/hips, will get her going 

* Playing games like “what am I writing” or “what’s the symbol” are her favs 

* Will never admit it tho

Ler head canons (90%) 

* The teasiest ler on the isle 

* She’s the hecking tickle monster here!

* If she’s in a ler mood RUN 

* If you just so happen to be in her sights and your in a lee mood you better get a move on cause she can sense it 

* Absolutely loves the chase. 

* She will turn “human” just to chase her pray. 

* Yeah there is no escaping this woman. 

* She teases while she’s after you 

* It’s almost like she can’t run out of breath 

* You know those fangs she has? 

 * Welllll 

* She loves giving nibbles 

 * She’s carful with it tho 

* Can and will use her sneks on you 

* Casual conversation with you 

* Then Tickles you more for being “rude” 

* “Aww, see I’m trying to have a nice conversation with you and it seems like your ignoring me. Guess it’s more tickles for you then” 

* Comments on your laugh and little things she finds cute about you. 

* Evil laughs 

 * If you even try to get her back my goodness you better be in the biggest lee mood. 

* Remember how I said she’s the queen of the eels? 

* If you attempt to tickle you back she will have Kevin hold you and she will give raspberries 

* But after she teases the heck out of you. 

* “Oh? You really want to get me back huh? Well my dear... you’ll regret that~” 

* If she finds a squeak spot she will keep tickling it. 

* She does check in on her “pray” 

* Makes sure they are ok * Gives 5-10 minute break so you can breathe. 

* Still teases but no tickles 

 * She cares about her little lees 

* Can give aftercare but doesn’t often 

* Like she’ll make sure they are ok and can breath and walk afterwards but cuddles and stuff? 

* Nah not her. 

* She has a reputation to uphold

And done! I loved doing these! I had a lot of fun making these. Ended up flustering myself with Maria’s ler mood tho so that’s fun. I hope you enjoyed. If you have a request go ahead and ask me. And with that I hope you have a fantabulous rest of your day/afternoon/night. Love you all my fiery friends. This is Ashlee signing off.🔥

#why did i make this while in a lee mod?! #my children #cala and maria #sfw tickles #tickle tease #tickle community

[merinnan]

DMBJ Explore with the Note Ep 4

Explore with the Note Ep 4 watch thread! 

 Since Ep 3 had no updates to any of the counts, we start ep 4 off with the following:

Season 2 Xiaoge Rescue Count: 2 for Wu Xie, 2 for protagonists, 3 for everyone

Season 2 Wu Xie Swoon Count: 0 Season 2 Evil Hair Count: 2 

Cumulative Xiaoge Rescue Count: 12 for Wu Xie, 17 for protagonists, 18 for everyone 

Cumulative Wu Xie Swoon Count: 6 

- Now that I have some idea of the colour schemes, I can identify which opening credits shots are from flashback scenes and which are from Wu Xie era scenes 

- Ah yes, the snek fishies. A clue to consider, then forget about while we look at other things.

- Aww, he's so happy to see the baby corpse vase 

- And the paintings are far more interesting than whatever might be inside the vase. Although he's moving it around far too easily for the baby corpse to still be in there, I think

- Poor confused Wu Xie. I don't blame him. The stuff in this tomb and its design apparently places it in two different time periods which are like 1000 years apart 

- Oooh, bubbles 

- Good move on the jumping back, turning off your torch, and getting a knife ready

- Although there appears to now be light coming from the water itself 

- Hahah, it's Pangzi and Xiaoge 

- Oh, nice, this time they're not subbing Men Youping as Pokerface.

- And of course Xiaoge is the first one he asks if he's alright, and goes to help out of the water XD 

- lol, even Pangzi calling him out on that 

- Aww, he's so worried about the mark on Xiaoge's arm

- "What happened?!" 

"Oh nothing, just a demon" 

"..." 

- Ah, Pangzi knows what that is 

- ...and ofc Wu Xie only knows what it is from classic poetry texts 

 - *googles ptomaine gas* 

- Ugh, yeah, you don't want to be breathing that. Sounds unpleasant

- Wu Xie is so over everything rn 

- Except Xiaoge, anyway

- I really like S2 Pangzi. He's got the right blend of competence and humour. Comic relief without being just a caricature like S1 Pangzi 

- And Wu Xie showing off his smarts, which is cute. It's moments like these that reminds me he's got an architecture degree

- I think this is the first time we've heard Wang Zanghai's name in the dramas so far 

- And Xiaoge seems to certainly know the name and not be happy about it

- Oh, this looks like a Xiaoge flashback? 

- More fucking swimming, of course 

- But without a diving suit this time - And that's all it was. So interesting. So groundbreaking. I've never seen anyone swimming through dark murky water in this show before

- This Wu Xie is a much more expressive Wu Xie than S1. So many smiles! 

- And such a brilliant little shit 

- I'm really liking the Wu Xie/Pangzi interactions so far. Well, all of them, but these moments are so good. They're reminding me of the Chongqi interactions

- Oh, more bubbles, I'm sure this will be FINE 

- Oh, it's just the water draining out

- Pangzi complaining he can't see because of the fog, but really, I'd think the darkness would be the bigger problem. 

 - They've only got a couple of torches, and this is a large room and even larger pit that that staircase is going down into

- Wu Xie, what did you expect, asking if he can read something from such a distance? 

- And then looking at Xiaoge to see if it's going to be okay to do this 

- These steps & the twig-things on them are remarkably dry for having been submerged in water only a couple of minutes ago

- OK, now that I'm not distracted by speaking or, like, plot (or pingxie), the bgm is actually drawing my attention and dear god, yes, it really is awful and annoying 

- Hahah, dunking on both Sanshu's and Pangzi's English skills in one go

- This Wu Xie is a lovely chaos gremlin 

- Who hasn't completely lost all sense of caution yet, it seems 

- I mean, Pangzi, I'm not sure you'd be saying those things if you heard the kinds of stories Sanshu was telling bby!Wu Xie in those flashbacks 

- Then again, you probably would

- "Besides, I can't leave Xiaoge" ❤️

 - So Xiaoge probably left those marks 

- This look on Pangzi's face as Wu Xie just throws away all the caution he'd been arguing with Pangzi with to go chasing after Xiaoge XD

- I have to say, S1 was far superior in terms of set lighting. Most of the time it's so hard to make out anything. Like, I know they're meant to be in a tomb, but would it have killed them to add more set lighting so we could actually see what's going on more consistently?

- I do love this Xiaoge's unimpressed looks. 

- Oh, it's the mirror 

- Again, everything down here is so remarkably dry 

 - Dry enough to have got dusty in mere minutes!

- Intense Xiaoge Stares! All the stares, all the time, all at Wu Xie

- Ooh, old diving equipment. Well spotted. 

- That airtank being crushed like that does not seem to be a good sign 

- I'm with Pangzi. What sounds? The bgm was drowning out everything except speech

- Hahahah. Pangzi all like, no, we don't need to go up, it's not that dangerous, you're just scaring yourself. Then one mention of the Drought Demon and he's like y'know, on second thoughts.... 

- Xiaoge does like his disappearing tricks 

- And reappearing ones

- This is a good shot for a vague creepiness factor

- Baby is so worried

- Oooh, time for dramatic music while we look at dramatic skyscapes and seascapes 

- Wait, is all that water running backward? 

- I have no idea how that is meant to symbolise remembering things, but apparently it does 

- And now, a Xiaoge flashback

- The vases in the tomb 20 years ago were amazingly clean. Somehow they went somewhere between 500-1500 years staying as clean as if new, then in 20 years they got covered in waterscum.

- I am impressed at the seals on their equipment, if dude was able to bring a sketchpad along on a dive and have it be perfectly dry when he took it out to draw on. 

- And all those notebooks, too 

- The flashbacks get MUCH better set lighting

- Boys, boys, don't fight over the priceless antique porcelain like that. You're gonna drop it and break it. 

- Hahah, Xiaoge's trying so hard to ignore this girl 

- Even when she does give him something interesting to look at

- Well, that explains why all the vases were over there and in that order 20 years later for Wu Xie to find

- This kind of chatter is exactly the kind of chatter I'd expect on an excursion to look at things, or a group project. A little bit is relevant, most is just random chatter, and some might actually eventually mean something once they talk it out. It's great

- Oh, if only you knew, Wenjin. If only you knew 

- Hahah, Wenjin yelling at everyone and telling them to stay put, while Xiaoge just calmly ignores her while he puts his backpack on and walks off 

- lol, and then he just staaaaares at her until she lets him go

- Ah, she knows Sanshu so well 

- She's trying to be the grownup here 

- Poor Wenjin. She really can't win either was when she was stuck on an expedition with both Sanshu and Xiaoge

- Apparently these guys all managed to make it through the hallway without any of them triggering the traps 

- Well done, kiddos 

- Poor Wenjin playing babysitter to all these kids, though

- At least 20 years ago the stonework stayed wet after the water receding instead of mysteriously drying off 

- Well. Most of it, anyway 

- The floor, at least 

- I mean, like, kids. You didn't have to follow him. He didn't ask you to. 

- You just decided to

- Well, they were right, Sanshu was there 

- Just not the one they thought he was 

- Oh, that's a door there 

- I love the way Wu Xie and Pangzi in this tend to shine their flashlights in each other's faces to indicate "I think you're full of shit"

- Oh, clever Wenjin, the first one to figure it out 

- So much staring at each other

- Season 2 Evil Hair Count: 3 

- Though so far it's just sneaking down to tickle Wenjin's neck 

- And they go from perfectly dry corridor to wet-floored room 

- For no discernable reason

- And we end the episode mid-flashback, with them gushing over how pretty the Heavenly Palace is 

- And it really is quite pretty 

- No updates to either the Rescue Count or the Swoon Count, and only the single last-minute update to the Evil Hair Count

So, we end with:

Season 2 Xiaoge Rescue Count: 2 for Wu Xie, 2 for protagonists, 3 for everyone

Season 2 Wu Xie Swoon Count: 0

Season 2 Evil Hair Count: 3

Cumulative Xiaoge Rescue Count: 12 for Wu Xie, 17 for protagonists, 18 for everyone

Cumulative Wu Xie Swoon Count: 6

#alicia watches dmbj #daomu biji #dmbj #explore with the note #wu xie #xiaoge #zhang qiling #wang pangzi #iron triangle

[ajokeformur-ray]

Hi, I saw you're doing matchup requests so maybe I could try? I am a 5'4' curvy female, really vibrant chocolate eyes, brown hair, little freckles on my nose and cheeks. I am honestly super loud and out there, addicted to Monster Energy so I can be hyper. I am fiercely protective and I can be aggressive defending things I care about. I love animals (sneks and tarantulas :p) and I care and breed them! I act tough but deep down I am insecure and deal with bullying a lot :/ I hope that's enough! ty

Arthur // wc: 660.

Arthur is 5′8 so he’s got the height advantage when it comes to hugs and the like. There’s nothing he loves more than pulling you into him and resting his angular chin on the crown of your head. It makes him feel needed to have you tucked against his chest like that, because it’s like he can protect you from the world and perhaps even from yourself when you’re wrapped in his arms, shielded from all evils. Eye contact is super important for Arthur; everything is in your eyes, and he feels like he can get lost inside them forever. So when he kisses you, his hands cup your cheeks and his thumbs stroke across your face, his fingers in your brown hair and his lips hot against your own. You’re the prettiest person inside and out in all of Gotham, he tells you. You smile and thank Arthur, but all the while you’re thinking the exact same as him. He would never believe you if you told him, though, and so you resolve to simply show him each and every day. 

Arthur would admire you for your outgoing personality and he’d find any excuse he could think of just to spend as time with you as he could, thinking that if he spent enough time with you - not that you can ever spend enough time with the one you love - your social side would rub off on him, too. He would be concerned with the amount of Monster you drink, though he wouldn’t say anything about it beyond a frown you catch from your peripheral vision every now and then, because he smokes at least a pack a day. You’ve been making a concerted effort to cut back and you’re doing so, so well, and he would be so very proud of you. Sweet boi is your number one cheerleader!

You are protective of what’s yours, and that includes your favourite animals and your loved ones. The first time you picked Arthur up from work as a surprise, you overheard Randall and some of the others ripping into Arthur, and you marched right into their locker room and told Randall where to shove it. Arthur stood off to the side, the cutest blush on his face, his arms crossed over his chest and a small smile on his face as he listened to you. He would feel less ‘manly’ about you defending him, but that’s only because he’s been taught for as long as he can remember that the man of the house defends himself, that he looks after himself, but he finds that he really doesn’t mind when you grab his hand and leave with him, leaving Randall stammering like the clown he is. “It’s just another day in Chuckletown, isn’t it, Randall?” are the parting words you throw over your shoulder, leaving Arthur giggling and in awe of your protective streak. He won’t defend himself but if you were the one being attacked in any way? Oh, honey, he can and will throw punches for you. You care about and for and breed snakes and tarantulas, and though he would be apprehensive initially, Arthur would grow to love them as much as you do!

Your tough exterior may fool those around you and at times, it might even fool you, but it doesn’t and will never fool Arthur. He can see right through you but he never directly addresses it; it just seems like he knows just what you need to hear. When it’s critical, though, he does call you out on it, and he listens very attentively to you and he does what he can to help you, even if he has to put his own needs on the backburner - which he does for you more times than he’s willing to admit. Arthur is super proud of you for getting through everything that you have to and he loves you so, so much.

Phoenix!Joker // wc: 817.

Joker may enjoy having an audience and he may love having everyone in the vicinity paying attention to him, but even in a large crowd can he spot you easily. Your eyes seem to have a magnetic pull, and you are his favourite audience. He could have all of Gotham at his feet, but you are the only participant in the audience that he gives a single shit about. He loves your hair, your eyes, those little freckles across your face. When you’re laying in bed together or when you’re lying atop him on the sofa, he likes to trace the constellations that he swears are there dotted across your nose and cheeks. You’re just so beautiful and he loves all of you. That’s one thing that has never changed, just like the man Joker is at his core. He’s more likely now to make jokes about your height, even though he’s only four inches taller than you physically; with his new confidence though, he is much, much taller. 

You’re outgoing and where he used to think that if he spent enough time with you, it would rub off on you, now he’s almost certain that you were a key part of his metamorphosis. Your love for him didn’t cure him or fix him, but you gave him small pieces of yourself day after day after day and through that, you gave him the confidence and the ability to say and do things which were just for him; to say no to people, to stand up for himself, so yes - you were a part of the equation which led to him becoming the person he really is. It’s been a long time since the two of you started dating, and long gone are the days where Arthur would buy you - somewhat reluctantly - a can of Monster alongside his cigarettes. Now, you’re trying to cut back, and I feel like Joker would try to do the same with his cigarettes? Just one is the rule - you cut back on one can of Monster, and because he smokes at least twenty a day, he equates five cigarettes to one can of Monster, so that’s his side of the deal. Everything is together for the two of you - it’s the only way either of you will succeed in things like this. 

Long gone, also, are the days where Arthur would allow someone to walk all over him. Now, he is as equally and as fiercely protective of himself as he is of you. The two of you, with your tarantula and snek family, are very happy together; and often when Joker goes past the pet store does he struggle with not stealing you another gecko or something similar. You both care for and breed your little family, and you were the one to teach Joker everything he knows. He has a newfound appreciation for the ‘ugly’ in life; he finds things beautiful where others may see ugliness because you taught him through your love and devotion towards your favourite animals. You didn’t mean to teach him, but just through watching you did he learn. The first time you came home to find Joker and not Arthur, he came armed not with a gun but with a tarantula which someone else in the apartment complex was getting rid of. He came with the cage and everything else, and that small piece of your life together was enough for you to coo over the creature as you put it with the others in its new home, and then you flung your arms around Joker’s neck and welcomed him home. 

You have never been able to fool Arthur. Never ever ever. Where Arthur wouldn’t press you in the past, now that he’s grown into himself, he’s not above literally pouting if you don’t tell him the second time he asks if you’re okay. The first time, he’ll allow you to say no and to delay the inevitable because he understands that you need time to work out what you’re going to say, how to approach the topic and the like. But the second? He will literally barricade the door with his own body and yes - persuasions of that sort can and will be used if you still won’t tell him even though you want to. If you genuinely don’t want to talk then he’ll let it go, but he’ll make it clear that he’s there for you all the same. You deal with a lot of bullying and that really isn’t something which Joker will tolerate. He appreciates and admires the way you can hold your own but if things get beyond what even he considers to be a joke, then he’ll step in and you’ll think it lucky that he wears so much red - it makes getting the stains out of his suit much easier.

BONUS BC ILY AND WANNA GIVE BACK -

Ledger!Joker // wc: 642.

Omgggggg you two!!! I cannot ship you two any harder if I tried! Joker really really really loves you. He never says it but he doesn’t need to because you know him. You know him and you see all the little things with which he shows you, instead. It’s the way he brings home a new pet every time you have an argument, or in the way he leaves behind his purple trenchcoat when it’s really cold outside so that you have something to wear - and yes, the knives in the sleeves are left there as a gift of protection. It’s in the way he has three of everything - one for him to wear while the other is being washed, and one for you. When you wake up in the morning, you awaken to a chorus of, “Hello~, beautiful” and when you open your eyes, it’s to an intense pair of dark brown eyes which glitter with mirth and with love - he doesn’t say it, he doesn’t need to, but the way your hand wraps around the back of his neck as you tug him down into the first of many kisses that day and the way he practically purrs in satisfaction is all you need to know that you are loved by Joker. 

You’re chaotic and hyper and loud and Joker thrives on it. He loves it so, so much. In the early days of your relationship, Joker always made his presence known to you by leaving a can of Monster lying around with a Joker card set carefully on the top. Once he sees that you’re cutting back, Joker is all for it. He would replace the cans with something else which is kind of close to Monster, like a can of coke or, heaven forbid, a can of decaf Monster. He would be very supportive of you and all of your endeavours, but if you experience any negative drawbacks then he would plonk a can beside you and rub your shoulders in a massage as he bends down to nip at your ear lobe, his painted lips smirking against your skin. He knows exactly what he does to you and he loves every second of it.

Joker loves it when you get fiercely protective and defensive of the things and people you love. If you ever ripped into someone in front of him, he’d lean against the nearest wall with his arms crossed and the most manic grin on his face. Cackles will quickly accompany his genuine amusement, and when you’re finished, he’d applaud your performance. “That was quite-ta show, Lilith” and you would smile, anger sinking deep into your system. It’s okay, though - Joker will help you to burn off the excess energy ;) He’s not fased at all by your love of insects and tarantulas, sneks and the like, and in fact he loves the way you love them. The way you look when you’re cooing over your pets just makes him want to melt and if you’re quick enough, you’ll catch the complete love of adoration on his face - he won’t deny it if you ask, so kiss him, please. And yes - there is a slight blush underneath all that greasepaint.

You act tough but you suffer. Joker sees and knows everything. He hears what you say but he listens to what you don’t, and these are the things he tends to most of all. He would be proud of you for standing your ground and for dealing with your insecurities as best as you can, but he would never want you to think for even a second that he isn’t completely knocked over by you. He loves you so much. So, so much. He’s proud of you, too, and he tells you in his own ways every single day.

#Requests closed #joker matchup #joker #ledger!joker #phoenix!joker #arthur fleck #matchup #ilysm i hope u like this x #justahyena

[punk-aziraphale]

Okay, Bren, tell us about your hobby headcanons for Az and Crowley.

AHHHHHH OKAY!!! They’re mostly crafting lol cause I’m.....obsessed.

ANYWAY:

like I said, Aziraphale does needlepoint. He’s actually very talented at it and has quite a few tapestries on his walls that he’s made (there also might be a few very old and cherished alter cloths around that are said to have been “made by a mysterious angel” whose lore aren’t a complete fabrication) but since large scale tapestries aren’t really the rage anymore he tends to do pillow sized pieces or smaller framed work. He also learned how to crochet in the 1970s, at the height of brightly colored zig zag throw blankets and found that he really enjoyed it.

Aziraphale is also the type to occasionally join crafting circles (a mission for heaven to a crafting circle is actually how he learned to crochet in the 1970s) and he’s made several relatively close human friends that way over the years.

Crowley invented knitting. He’s literally the original knitter, he doesn’t even remember what sort of story he made up for downstairs for how it’s “evil”, he really just wanted an easier and more portable way to make fabric than a loom. After knitting for survival went out of fashion and mass produced clothing was easy to come by he didn’t knit much for a good hundred or so years until he was at an outdoor market where a woman was selling her hand spun yarn and needles and he said “fuck it!” and took the hobby up again. For the longest time he just knits scarves and maybe the occasional blanket, nothing too fancy (and boy did the humans really take off with his idea!!) until after the not-so-apocalypse and he moves in with Aziraphale and now has way more free time on his hands. He knits Aziraphale sweaters (and one big fuzzy black one for himself in a particularly cold month that his poor snek body couldn’t handle), and also takes to knitting baby blankets for charity donations (fuck hell, they cant tell him what not to do anymore!). Also when he’s knitting his first sweater for Aziraphale and he’s bouncing around knitting internet circles he finds out about the “boyfriend sweater curse” and has a little panic (he forgot he had made that curse when he was particularly bitter about Aziraphale not returning his affections) but he’s fine because the curse only works on shitty boyfriends who don’t appreciate your talent anyway, which Aziraphale is decidedly NOT (he wears the first sweater Crowley knits him for nearly two straight weeks).

Crowley also takes up drawing at Aziraphale’s insistence that he try. They’ve both been quite good friends with many famous artists over the years and he saw how Crowley had this sort of wistful look on his face when he watched them work. They don’t really bring it up because Crowley is still bitter and hurt over it, but drawing does help him feel like he’s still got the ability to create and dream like he was allowed to before the fall.

AHH SORRY THIS IS LONG BUT HHHHHHHHHH THANKS FOR ASKING 💗

#asks #ivory-leigh #good omens #ineffable husbands #this is just a big ol infodump so THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME!!!!

[selfdestructivecat]

Impression now and story idea? For Virgil and Janus. Have a lovely day!

@remusmainblog

(Aw I hope you both have lovely days as well!)

Oh boy oh boy we have a snek boy!

First Impression

Again, I watched these videos out of order, so I didn’t exactly have the same buildup of “oh this guy is so evil and dastardly!” He just seemed like a very morally-ambiguous character who liked to cause problems on purpose. Kinda like Team Rocket.

Impression Now

That initial impression did the biggest 180 in Selfishness vs Selflessness. I see him similarly to how I see Virgil: distant and snarky, but who ultimately cares deeply for Thomas and wants what’s best for him. When it comes to favorite characters, Janus is right behind Virgil. I love his sassy, smug personality, and how whenever he does have a genuine moment, it hits that much harder because of it. And his design has to be my favorite out of all of them. Definitely the most fun to draw!

Favorite Moment

“DECEIT!”

*rad music starts playing*

Like DAMN! What an entrance! THAT is how you establish a memorable character! That entire episode is one of my favorites in the series, largely because of this one moment. He’s just so cool in this scene!

Idea for a Story

I want Virgil and Janus to reconnect. Like I mentioned when I talked about Virgil, I headcanon that Janus basically raised Virgil and Remus, but that they drifted apart. I’d love to see a story exploring Janus’ attempts to reach out to Virgil, each time failing miserably. He is just about to give up when Virgil reaches out to him, and it may take time, but they’re willing to try because they still love each other.

Unpopular Opinion

He was justified in lashing back at Roman when he made fun of his name. It was a low blow, admittedly, and I absolutely understand where Roman is coming from as well (Janus did use him, after all), but this was the greatest act of vulnerability Janus could have done, removing his glove and speaking truthfully about an extremely personal part of himself.

And he was immediately laughed at. If that were me, I probably would have lashed out as well.

Favorite Relationship

Oooh this is a tough one. I adored his interactions with Remus in the Incorrect Quotes episode, and I love the idea of them being close friends. I also like the idea of Patton and Janus, being the dad and mom friend respectively, bonding over their kiddos. In general, Patton and Janus’ relationship is very interesting to me, since they functionally oppose each other. I’m really excited to see how they interact in future episodes, now that they’ve basically established a truce for Thomas’ benefit.

Favorite Headcanon

When Janus removes his glove, he cannot lie. Removing his glove in Selfishness vs Selflessness was not only a symbolic act of sincerity, but he was literally forcing himself to tell the truth, making him even more vulnerable in that moment.

I just love the potential of this idea. He would remove his glove whenever he wants to convey that he’s being genuine. He would take off his glove to try to appeal to Virgil and Roman, apologizing with the greatest amount of truth he is capable of. Or he would take off his glove to comfort another side, conveying how important they are. His glove is off, the other side realizes, so he must be telling the truth. Lots of opportunities for angst and hurt/comfort!

I can also see this going in a more humorous way, with Remus or another side stealing his gloves and hat as a prank, and uh oh now he can’t lie! Perhaps this could even lead to him unwittingly confessing his feelings to another side(s)? Perhaps the others will discover one of his guilty pleasures? Who knows? All we do know is that it will be hilarious for literally everyone except the poor snake.

(Welp I accidentally made more story ideas for him. Whoops!)

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[ohauras]

EVENT 04 : good or evil, folks.... what’s it gonna be????

thoughts : 

ur neighborhood pixie is definitely suffering a panic when everything starts going down, but trust me, she really does try her hardest to convince herself that this is what she wants

and welllllll.... it’s not, sorry not sorry — our lil disaster child is scared out of her mind, and she’s not sure she wants to suffer for people she barely knows.... u know, every monster for themselves out here :/

“haven’t i bled enough?”

a large part of her, like i said, is scared but also resentful of the fact that they expect her to stand her ground for them??? why should i??? what have they ever done for me??? basically: she likes to say people are good, but let’s be honest she’s a pessimist when it comes to ( human?? ) nature...

also aura is used to being punished pretty severely for her mistakes, so the minute metzger promises pain — she’s out, sorry fam

what about when she does leave?? well, of course she’s almost immediately relieved to remove herself from a stressful, panic-inducing situation but this fosters itself in a pretty unhealthy way?? 

by interacting with KANTA, she claims to be validated in abandoning everyone because her actions had a higher morality than cheshire’s??? but she’s forgetting that this was extremely selfish, and that her vices aren’t subjective?? so we’re fostering that self-serving trait of hers while also

shame.... lots of shame when the doors come down and the cryptids are being dragged out, she can’t even look them in the eye ( but why??? this is a new emotion for aura, and she’s going to struggle immensely with it throughout the event as an overarching theme, in tandem with general q’s of morality )

stay tuned for adventures in shame, regret, psychological torture, sneks, panic, inconsideration, repentance!!!! and many more!!!!!

timeline : open / closed plots 

aura runs into [ OPEN PLOT ] just before shit hits the fan, and here she’s trying to hype herself up??? basically a huge shit post on metzger and the menagerie, so bitter friends — this is the plot for you!! maybe they’re giving aura a pep talk or maybe they’re planting those seeds of doubt... who knows??? this interaction will have an impact on aura throughout the plot, so she may find herself blaming your character for feeding her demons or become angry / relieved / etc?? with herself for not taking their advice to stand up for the cryptids

shit has hit the fan folks, and what better time for a reunion?? aura runs into NOAH, somewhat of a former friend, and she’s so relieved to see a familiar face that she gets very emotional??? she confides in him about her fears and ultimately, her decision to leave — and with his support, she can ease some of that anxiety and tension!!! poor bbies have suffered enough at the hands of other people, and aura won’t forget how he stood behind her, even in a decision that ends up being pretty problematic for everyone

well... nobody said she was mi:6 worthy.... ya girl has been caught!!! SHAHRZAD catches aura in the act as she’s trying to leave, but what do they do??? well, for starters — negotiation!! but when valiance fails and shazi feels aura slipping away, she’s willing to do what she needs to in order to hold this rebellion together, even if it means violence??? aura is deeply affected and hurt by this, ultimately slipping away with the use of teeny tiny pixie form!!!

see ya suckers!!!! pixie is homefree and it feels good??? but also, what’s this super negative emotion all of a sudden?? and cue KANTA, who kinda finds aura at her breaking point, very much torn and balancing between the point of regret and relief!! they talk through their decision to leave / not partake, and aura will use this convo to later condemn cheshire and defend her own actions... yikes!!! she’s convinced that at least she had a sense of loyalty where he has none, and she’ll exploit that to her benefit..... even if that’s wrong 

la révolution est morte, sorry folks.... and as the doors of the train are being ripped from their hinges and the barricades are being broken down, LENNY is the first face aura sees!! and almost immediately the excuses she’s tried to hide behind fall away?? lenny’s one of the first people to reach out to aura when she arrives at the menagerie, and watching this sort of ideal vision of who she, herself, wants to be suddenly being dragged from the train really ignites this fury in the lil pixie?? she may have dodged punishment for the rebellion, but there’s gonna be hell to pay for the way she goes after the guards stupid enough to lay a hand on this selkie........ 

tent hopping time, ladies and gents!!! aura is gonna be moved around a lot in order for me to get in as many interactions as i can but first stop?? SOL of course!!! my actual mom will be talking with aura through her choice to leave and solidifying the validation in that decision she made to leave ( and not to her benefit either folks..... yikes!! ) — but aura ultimately decides that she... knows best... get it?? okay, whatever.... basically, our little pixie has opened her doors to pure destruction!!! but cue tent hop, no whispering allowed :/ 

ready to be roasted, aura??? CARTER is absolutely not here for aura’s shit, and he will not hesitate to yell at her for making an extremely stupid decision that has hurt everyone around her.... seriously he’s gonna chastise the hell out of her, buuuuuuutttt also while sympathizing a little bit with the fear she acted on — though, this interaction will mostly get that guilt cookin’ and encourage aura to understand selfishness as a vice, not a virtue ( even tho that’s like the total opposite of their dynamic lmao ) — annnnd another tent hop!!!

and just as redemption is on the horizon, OMARI and his beetle buds crash the party!!!!! aura feels comforted by seeing him again after shit has gone down, esp since she knows he stands behind her..... right???? noPE YOU THOUGHT WRONG!!! he’s gonna do a total 360 and guilt her imMENSELY for her decision to leave the train!! why would i do this?? because you told me to??? what do you mean no you didn’t?? what do you mean i’m a monster after all??? this thread is just going to be a general ouch :/

can i get a drumroll for the softest rabbit in the land??? time to hit up aura’s good ole pal THEO!!! right now, she’s kinda relapsing into panic, esp with the extremely negative emotions pushed on by omari, and so we’re falling back into justification territory!! so she looks to our white rabbit to support her in this ( uh oh!!! ) and in talking to herself so as to convince herself that she’s ultimately a good person even if she makes reallllly bad decisions, aura inadvertently corrupts poor theo with the idea that it’s perfectly okay to be self-serving..... whoops??? well.... u guys know what time it is....

mask on!!! MAL + aura have a run in, and here’s a chance for them to play off each other’s facades and convince themselves of their own self-image!!! aura falls deeper down the rabbit hole with this interaction, really latching on to this idea that it’s okay for her to be selfish because what’s wrong with a lil self-help??? yeah i hurt a bunch of other people..... who cares lol???? talk about an unhealthy dynamic... am i right or am i right???

u thought we could have nice things in this roleplay??? you thought wrONG!!! [ OPEN PLOT ] could seriously murder aura right now, and though she’s sitting on her high horse, they’re gonna knock her right back down again!!! how dare you??? what kind of cryptid are you?? maybe aura has indirectly put them or someone they care about in jeopardy, so feel free to bring on a roasting for the ages!!! or maybe just a general guilt?? your character is a total wreck and aura has to deal with the fact that she’s the one who caused that?? idk this plot is pretty open-ended, i just need to make aura a lil vulnerable again in time for...

the crown jewel of the night!!!!! aura kinda runs off, not prepared to be thrown in another tent with somebody who’s going to rake her across the coals or villainize her beyond the point she has already done herself??? but whoops, the guards are not about to deal w/ her shit and maybe she’s gonna get punished after all??? but nope!!! because in swoops actual angel EMME!!!! they hide out in em’s tent and talk over the night’s events before making it back to the train where.... oh shit, her train car is a total wreck??? aura is somewhat hysterical, trying to piece everything hopelessly back together as the guilt and shame and all these negative emotions really kick in; ultimately offering her train car up to emme to share until they can fix what’s been broken!!! and i end the night soft as hell for these two beans

and if you’re not really feeling these plots, don’t worry!!! i’m 100% flexible and i’ll do whatever i can to make sure i cater to anyone wanting to plot!!!

themes :

i will do this..... another time.......

general consensus :

mostly negative character regression..... but hey!! there’s at least some good stuff in there too????

update: new plots have pushed aura back onto the road to redemption!!! 

#❛ event. #mrpg:plots #bless andy for inspiring me to actually est a timeline #what would i do without them truly #abuse mention #abuse tw #just to be safe!! #and pls tell me if i left anything out!!! #i did this pretty early in the morning :/

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pls tell me about your ocs

okkkkk uhhh ill try to not spoil but-

Blitzen is technically from Alayveon, however he was hatched in Brazil due to his mother fleeing Alayveon. He then proceeds to get persuaded by the government of Alayveon to have him back and take his role as an Elemental Dragon. (Elemental Dragons are Alayveons form of government, having different Dragons from different backgrounds create laws and watch over the land.) Blitzen is a half-dragon, he is half Aywire (electric dragon (i made up the name a while ago and it stuck) and Fruitdactyl. The two breeds are very close with both having the same large floppy ears and electric powers. The only difference is that Aywires have One set of ear and Fruitdactyls have two. OH and Fruitdactyls have a fluffy down covering their scales and have beaks.

Helix is a Firedrake and in their culture they are expected to grow out a plume of hair most Firedrakes have. According to him, his hair is the best. Helix may have a snappy personality but if he considers you a friend he WILL fight to the death for you. Helix was named after a pencil sharpener I had in 6th grade while I sat in my math class dying of boredom. Helix was originally MUCH more edgy with a dark blue skin and black hair with red on the ends. He also was just as evil as Falka.

Bolton (who is just an oc I use to draw and practice with) is based off of multiple people I know and have seen. Mostly not very nice people XD but Bolton is a nice bab he just puts up a front to seem tough! His name is a corruption and an inside joke shared with my friend but imnotsayinganythingmore!

Falka has a LOT of motives for wanting all Dragons dead, or at least some good ones in my opinion.  He’s very hard to talk about without spoiling so lets just say hes VERY loyal. Falka was originally a creature with as many different animals jam packed into a design. He was the God of Discourse and Calamity but he’s been toned down because E D G E. I actually brought him back from the dead and remade him into a Griffin not so long ago. He has a voice I hear him as but I wont say who unless asked personally because said character looks A LOT like him despite me not taking inspiration from said character?? Idk its just a coincidence and I dont want people thinking I stole the character XD Falka is MUCH different than the character personality wise though despite looking like them.

Snek has a deep rooted hate for Humans but only because he finds them greedy and rude. Sneks gem is literally his heart. It gives him his power and is coveted by Falka due to its ability to give life and immortality. Sneks gem in his tummy is shaped like a necktie due to him having authority over Alayveon, and another small thing is that Falka and Sneks color scheme is flipped. Falka is mainly red with hints of gray and Snek has mainly grey with his gem being red.

Alayveon has had one(1) war and one rebellion. The war was between Dragons and Humans with a bit of Griffins. The war resulted in Falka realizing his goals and acting upon them and Snek becoming the king of Alayveon and setting the building blocks for the ED. The rebellion on the other end, was between Dragons and Griffins and resulted in Falka being put into a mirror realm far from Dragon-kind and Alayveon officially being isolated from most Human contact. The rebellion takes place about 5 years after the war. And Snek signed a treaty with the Griffins and they all have to live in the Northern parts of Alayveon with no exceptions after the rebellion too.

The main story takes place roughly (dont quote me on this) 18 years after the rebellion, And 23 years after the war. Alayveon has moved on from the damage and most structures have been rebuilt.  Before the war, Humans actually built a lot of castles and houses that Dragons now inhabit!

The ED serves as a way of checks and balances, like the branches in U.S government but without the old farts. However, its not all checks and balances with the ED being tasked with taking down criminals personally. Each Element has an assigned partner based on their Element. This will be explored in the comic when I get to the part though because this is getting pretty long! 

A character I have barely touched on, Axle fought in the war and rebellion. He is a tough cookie and has fought Falka one on one before and stood his ground  until backup came.

Aquallis has an unusual job and abandons his Elemental Dragon job for it. He makes some bad choices but with the new job meets Suzy, his soon to be wife. He’s very passionate for science but loves Suzy more. He makes a lot of sacrifices and its up to you guys if he’s a redeemable derg.

Toby who hasnt been seen yet, is a big baby. I really love him as a character but I cant nail his design AT ALL. Soo he’s bffs with Dew, the Dragon of life and grass, But Toby, is the ED of Death and is in charge of soul collecting. Despite their jobs being opposites they are very good friends. Toby has the power to cry and effect those nearby with soul crushing sadness. This power comes in handy due to him not wanting to hurt anyone and its used to slow down the enemy whilst another ED(Dew) takes them down.

My personal favorite character is Arkozo! He is a Griffin who has been shunned by both Dragons and his own kind. He lives in an icy forest and has created a reputation for his appearance. He has a run in with Falka in fact, and was personally asked to join Falkas army. He turns this down. Probably. His brother, though they have NO similarities is Aypr. Aypr is the king of the Griffin territory and is a tyrant. The Griffins are suffering god help them. its cold, they have no help, the war left them crippled financially and theyre run by a crazy lunatic.

But! Thats all I would like to say about most of my characters! Thank you so much for asking too! I hope you enjoy this informationnn!!

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Finweans + pets

@thelioninmybed idk if you were expecting something non-comprehensive but animals, like the arts, are the spice of life so here:

Obviously Celegorm has–ok he doesn’t have Huan, they’re buddies–the wonder bean, and logically other hunting beans he has achieved being a little pragmatic and professional about, would like to have all the beans, has a deep appreciation for the concept of beans on the whole. Was very sad when they disowned him for smelling evil. Is probably responsible for artisanal dog breeding once in Beleriand where Yavanna couldn’t kill him for it; screamed ‘THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT’ when the concept took off, and the pugs couldn’t breathe and the ratpuffs were u s e l e s s.

Aredhel also would have hounds and horses. She caught Maeglin his first mole.

This shit comic was a (recycled no less) joke, but now Orodreth has a cat named Frederick that is very large and very fluffy and does the longcat thing when you hold him. No One But Orodreth May Touch Him, he will maul Aegnor and then drape himself over Oreo’s head while maintaining eye contact. He is useless, has never caught a mouse, but will feckin fight the sWANS,

I always forget Curufin was a Horse People but canonically he was? Which is really funny to me, seeing as that subset culture is so…him. He was one of those tiny kids doing quarter marks and fancy things with ribbon to a really big gelding for junior dressage competitions. Said gelding was well-behaved but tried to eat his hair if he wasn’t looking. He was more a breeder than a showperson in adulthood (to go with his ‘does thing well but not like in a renowned way’ thing). He achieved being very pragmatic about his XL-beans, but Celebrimbor couldn’t. Horses are friend-shaped. The one he had when Orodreth told Curufin and Celegorm to get fucked was descended from said gelding. He spent a lot of time in Nargothrond’s stables doing fancy things to its bangs for No Discernable Purpose.

@imindhowwelayinjune has talked about Caranthir having a snake, to which I will add nothing except that one vine of a guy sharing a lollypop with his snek. He probably had a pet rock when he was a kid too. He would be so serious about it in front of house guests. Nerdanel let him get away with ‘I didn’t throw George, George attacked’ exactly zero times.

Fingolfin would be that kid that REALLY WANTS A DOG, A REALLY FLUFFY DOG, and Feanor was the pisser who feigned allergies until they found out he’d been at the kennels trying to figure out how genetics work by observing the microcosm/bothering the personnel, and he couldn’t get away with it anymore. Before he got into metalworking Feanor was a real noodle of a kid, so when it was really enthused it would come running and bowl him over. Naturally, Fingolfin carried it everywhere like infant. It peed on the carpet in Feanor’s room once and he didn’t know before he stepped and centuries later when he was posturing in dad’s throne room that was what he thought about.

Galadriel taught a parrot to be Condescending.

I think I’m stealing this from june too but Turgon has an emotional support cat. Idril got really happy when she had kittens and was conscientious about finding them homes. Earendil saved his kitten from the fall of Gondolin by keeping it in his shirt. He and Elwing first talk over petting it. There was logically a mouser on the space boat. Does post-bird Elwing count? 

The Feanorian hunting ducks used to be a hypothetical but I like the idea of Maglor’s. He’s tried to get rid of it but it’s just competent enough to find its way back and too useless for him to kill with a clear conscience. He tries to replace it with a raven twice but both times, somehow, all he finds are black feathers and once, a broken cup. Maedhros at least stops resenting its inefficacy. It still sounds like a foghorn with gravel in it.

Fingon had Maedhros Aman probably had really cool bugs, right? Right. Big ones, pretty ones. Fingon was the Bug Kid. He kept them in jars only because they made Turgon scream and Aredhel would have hunted them. He would have liked to let them be free about the house.

Findis had one of those cats, you know the kind, they’re all sleek and sit with great posture and look like they would kill you if they thought you were worth it. She’s white. Her only undignified habit was jabbing at Vanyarin koi ponds; she fell in and never deigned to again.

When he was a kid Finarfin went fishing with Earwen and her brothers. He took his fish home and kept it in the bathtub.

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